Panel Deems Arbitration Agreement Unenforceable In Nursing Home Neglect Suit

(February 8, 2024, 2:52 PM EST) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas appellate court on Feb. 7 affirmed a lower court order denying a nursing home’s motion to compel arbitration in a medical negligence suit against it by the estate of a woman who died after sustaining injuries at the nursing home, finding that the lower court correctly held that the arbitration agreement lacked “mutuality of contract” because the facility could sue for unpaid fees in court while claims for medical negligence are subject to arbitration....